1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team information
American college football season
1953Lincoln Blue Tigers football
MAA co-champion
Conference
Midwest Athletic Association
Record
8–0–1 (4–0–1 MAA)
Head coach
Dwight T. Reed (5th season)
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Lincoln (MO) +
4
–
0
–
1
8
–
0
–
1
No. 3 Tennessee A&I +
2
–
0
–
1
8
–
0
–
1
No. 12 Grambling
2
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 10 Texas Southern
2
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Kentucky State
1
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Central State (OH)
0
–
3
–
0
1
–
5
–
0
Jackson
0
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[1]
The 1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Lincoln University of Missouri as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1953 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dwight T. Reed, the Tigers compiled an 8–0–1 record.[2] The team was ranked No. 4 among the 1953 black college teams with a Dickinson System rating of 24.25, behind Tennessee A&I (25.83), Prairie View (25.00), and Florida A&M (24.50).[3]
^"The Golden Dozen of 1953". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 19, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Lincoln (MO) Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
^"Figures Place Tennessee State No. 1: Dickinson rating crowns grid Tigers". The Afro American. December 19, 1953. p. 11.
and 23 Related for: 1953 Lincoln Blue Tigers football team information
The 1953LincolnBlueTigersfootballteam was an American footballteam that represented Lincoln University of Missouri as a member of the Midwest Athletic...
Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian footballteam based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL)...
The Clemson Tigers are the American footballteam at Clemson University. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of...
ranked at No. 284 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. The 1939 Wittenberg Tigersfootballteam represented the Wittenberg University...
Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference's Blue Division. Cardington-Lincoln Pirates (2017) Centerburg Trojans (2017) Danville Blue Devils (2017) Howard East Knox...
this grouping have varsity footballteams. Schools in Division I FBS are distinguished from those in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)...
The Tigers beat the Orioles, 1–0, as the Tigers score the game's only run on a fielding error by Cal Ripken Jr. September 7: The Tigers beat the Blue Jays...
Cavaliers or Big Blue (1915-1980, closed) Akron West Cowboys (1915-1953, closed) Red Division Austintown-Fitch Falcons (2011- [Football, 2015-]) Youngstown...
1946 Wittenberg Tigersfootballteam represented the Wittenberg University of Springfield, Ohio. Led by head coach H.E. Maurer, the Tigers compiled a 3–5...
Rangers (no football, 1978-) Rockford Parkway Panthers (1972-) St. Henry Redskins (1972-) Delphos St. John's Blue Jays (1982-) Versailles Tigers (2001-) Former...
college football stadium in America and the 82nd largest sports stadium in the world. On Nov. 21, 1953, an undefeated No. 1 ranked Notre Dame team was set...
baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox) and coach (Seattle Mariners), traffic collision. Kevin Campbell, 54, English footballer (Arsenal, Nottingham...
December 12, 2023. "Moses Harper Named Head Football Coach of the BlueTigers". Lincoln University Athletics. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024...
footballteam was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big 7 Conference in the 1954 college football season. The team was...
Tennessee Blue Raiders are the men's and women's athletic teams at Middle Tennessee State University, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. MT athletic teams participate...
All-Americans, Chicago Tigers, Columbus Panhandles and Detroit Heralds joined the league during the year). The Massillon Tigers from Massillon, Ohio was...
league team that played from 1902 to 1911. The Hilldale Club played as an independent and in several leagues from 1910 to 1932. The Philadelphia Tigers played...
Club withdrew from the ECL as independent teams. The Cleveland Tigers joined the NNL. The Philadelphia Tigers joined the ECL. The ECL then disbanded mid-season...
Smokey mascot was introduced in 1953 by Rev. Bill Brooks who entered his prize-winning blue tick coon hound, "Brooks' Blue Smokey," in a contest at halftime...
Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer", "You're My Best Friend") (b. 1942) Hootie Ingram, 90, football player (Alabama Crimson Tide), coach (Clemson Tigers), and athletic...
The 1958 college football season was the 90th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It concluded with two teams having claim to the...
Australian Football League. Retrieved 28 June 2022. "Tigers tear Eagles to shreds in 109-point shellacking". Retrieved 2 May 2022. "Welcoming Narrm Football Club"...
Global Information